OXY insider buying – Occidental Petroleum Corp /De/
64 insider purchases since 2016 worth $9,912.5M by 17 different insiders. Last 12 months: 2 purchases, $444,753. Most recent filing: 2026-06-24.
Where insiders bought and sold OXY – last 5 yearsCEO / officers Directors Funds & 10% owners Sales
Same time range as the chart above - each mark sits under the week of the trade. Circles = purchases (height = price paid, size = amount), red triangles = open-market sales of $50k+. Prices as reported, not adjusted for later stock splits. 32 older purchases (before the 5-year window) are listed in the table below.
Purchases are open-market buys (SEC Form 4, code "P") - insiders paying with their own money. Sales are open-market sales (code "S") of $50,000 or more; many sales are pre-planned (Rule 10b5-1) or made for taxes and diversification. Each row links to the original filing.
Bought, sold, still holding?
| Insider | Bought | First / last buy | Sold since 2016 | Holds now* | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUFFETT WARREN E 10% Owner | $5,082.7M 10× · 90,584,845 sh | 2022-03-09 2025-02-07 | – | 265,026,328 shares as of 2025-02-11 | Holds - never sold |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC 10% Owner | $4,815.0M 18× · 83,193,591 sh | 2022-03-14 2024-06-13 | – | 255,031,960 shares as of 2024-06-17 | Holds - never sold |
| KLESSE WILLIAM R Director | $5.0M 13× · 118,000 sh | 2016-11-14 2025-12-16 | – | 223,062 shares as of 2026-05-06 | Holds - never sold |
| Hollub Vicki A. CEO | $3.5M 3× · 66,651 sh | 2017-03-13 2022-03-28 | – | 974,835 shares as of 2026-09-29 | Holds - never sold |
| Brown Oscar K CEO | $1.1M 3× · 25,000 sh | 2019-06-10 2020-03-06 | 2× · $1.7M last 2020-06-05 | 48,062 shares as of 2020-06-09 | Sold part |
| Batchelder Eugene L. Director | $1.1M 2× · 19,100 sh | 2017-08-04 2019-06-10 | – | 50,248 shares as of 2019-06-11 | Holds - never sold |
| Shearer Bob Director | $948,100 2× · 20,000 sh | 2019-08-05 2019-11-26 | – | 66,463 shares as of 2026-05-06 | Holds - never sold |
| CHAZEN STEPHEN I Director | $515,200 1× · 20,000 sh | 2021-08-09 2021-08-09 | 72× · $27.5M last 2017-05-09 | 293,777 shares as of 2022-05-11 | Holds (sold earlier) |
| MOORE JACK B Director | $498,069 1× · 12,900 sh | 2019-12-06 2019-12-06 | – | 77,910 shares as of 2026-05-06 | Holds - never sold |
| Backus Marcia E. Officer | $480,900 1× · 10,000 sh | 2019-06-10 2019-06-10 | – | 154,805 shares as of 2022-03-02 | Holds - never sold |
| BURGHER CEDRIC W. CFO | $413,321 3× · 8,300 sh | 2017-06-07 2019-08-14 | – | 120,091 shares as of 2020-03-03 | Holds - never sold |
| Dillon Kenneth CEO | $357,050 2× · 15,000 sh | 2019-08-16 2020-03-26 | – | 364,348 shares as of 2026-03-03 | Holds - never sold |
| Jackson Richard A. CEO | $249,853 1× · 4,770 sh | 2026-06-23 2026-06-23 | – | 454,150 shares as of 2026-06-24 | Holds - never sold |
| POLADIAN AVEDICK BARUYR Director | $243,850 1× · 5,000 sh | 2019-06-12 2019-06-12 | 1× · $1.1M last 2022-03-11 | 94,575 shares as of 2026-05-06 | Sold part |
| Vangolen Glenn M. Officer | $242,650 1× · 5,000 sh | 2019-06-11 2019-06-11 | – | 114,629 shares as of 2020-03-03 | Holds - never sold |
* Shares held after the insider's most recent SEC filing for this company (all share classes, direct and indirect). If an insider stops filing, later changes are not known.
Insider buying and selling by year
| Year | Purchases | Bought | Buyers | Sales | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | $249,853 | 1 | – | – |
| 2025 | 2 | $35.9M | 2 | – | – |
| 2024 | 5 | $1,089.9M | 2 | – | – |
| 2023 | 10 | $2,906.8M | 2 | – | – |
| 2022 | 13 | $5,866.1M | 3 | 2 | $9.0M |
| 2021 | 1 | $515,200 | 1 | 2 | $396.8M |
| 2020 | 5 | $766,703 | 4 | 2 | $1.7M |
| 2019 | 20 | $8.2M | 12 | – | – |
| 2018 | 1 | $392,750 | 1 | – | – |
| 2017 | 4 | $2.3M | 4 | 19 | $5.0M |
| 2016 | 2 | $1.4M | 1 | 53 | $22.6M |
Insider purchases
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Holdings | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | Jackson Richard A. | CEO | 4,770 | $52.38 | $249,853 | +1.1% | SEC |
| 2025-12-17 | KLESSE WILLIAM R | Director | 5,000 | $38.98 | $194,900 | +2.3% | SEC |
| 2025-02-11 | BUFFETT WARREN E | 10% Owner | 763,017 | $46.82 | $35.7M | +0.3% | SEC |
| 2024-12-19 | BUFFETT WARREN E | 10% Owner | 8,896,890 | $45.99 | $409.2M | +3.5% | SEC |
| 2024-06-17 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% Owner | 2,947,611 | $59.70 | $176.0M | +1.2% | SEC |
| 2024-06-12 | BUFFETT WARREN E | 10% Owner | 1,750,308 | $60.31 | $105.6M | +0.7% | SEC |
| 2024-06-07 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% Owner | 2,565,477 | $59.75 | $153.3M | +1.0% | SEC |
| 2024-02-05 | BUFFETT WARREN E | 10% Owner | 4,302,324 | $57.15 | $245.9M | +1.8% | SEC |
| 2023-12-21 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% Owner | 5,182,615 | $60.22 | $312.1M | +2.2% | SEC |
| 2023-12-13 | BUFFETT WARREN E | 10% Owner | 10,482,162 | $56.16 | $588.7M | +4.6% | SEC |
| 2023-10-25 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% Owner | 3,921,835 | $62.83 | $246.4M | +1.7% | SEC |
| 2023-06-28 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% Owner | 2,138,250 | $57.10 | $122.1M | +1.0% | SEC |
| 2023-05-30 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% Owner | 4,660,809 | $58.57 | $273.0M | +2.1% | SEC |
| 2023-05-18 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% Owner | 3,457,222 | $58.26 | $201.4M | +1.6% | SEC |
| 2023-05-15 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% Owner | 2,165,792 | $58.06 | $125.7M | +1.0% | SEC |
| 2023-03-27 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% Owner | 3,666,714 | $58.98 | $216.2M | +1.8% | SEC |
| 2023-03-15 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% Owner | 7,886,964 | $59.17 | $466.7M | +3.9% | SEC |
| 2023-03-07 | BUFFETT WARREN E | 10% Owner | 5,801,791 | $61.10 | $354.5M | +3.0% | SEC |
| 2022-09-28 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% Owner | 5,985,190 | $58.90 | $352.5M | +3.2% | SEC |
| 2022-08-08 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% Owner | 6,681,669 | $58.48 | $390.7M | +3.7% | SEC |
| 2022-07-18 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% Owner | 1,942,900 | $57.70 | $112.1M | +1.1% | SEC |
| 2022-07-13 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% Owner | 4,304,146 | $58.05 | $249.8M | +2.5% | SEC |
| 2022-07-07 | BUFFETT WARREN E | 10% Owner | 12,042,470 | $57.94 | $697.8M | +7.4% | SEC |
| 2022-07-01 | BUFFETT WARREN E | 10% Owner | 9,887,040 | $58.91 | $582.4M | +6.4% | SEC |
| 2022-06-27 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% Owner | 794,389 | $55.39 | $44.0M | +0.5% | SEC |
| 2022-06-22 | BUFFETT WARREN E | 10% Owner | 9,551,454 | $55.36 | $528.8M | +6.7% | SEC |
| 2022-05-12 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% Owner | 901,774 | $57.32 | $51.7M | +0.6% | SEC |
| 2022-05-04 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% Owner | 5,887,618 | $57.11 | $336.2M | +4.3% | SEC |
| 2022-03-30 | Hollub Vicki A. | CEO | 14,191 | $56.24 | $798,102 | +3.1% | SEC |
| 2022-03-16 | BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC | 10% Owner | 18,102,616 | $54.41 | $985.0M | +15.3% | SEC |
| 2022-03-11 | BUFFETT WARREN E | 10% Owner | 27,107,389 | $56.60 | $1,534.2M | +29.7% | SEC |
| 2021-08-10 | CHAZEN STEPHEN I | Director | 20,000 | $25.76 | $515,200 | +7.4% | SEC |
| 2020-08-26 | KLESSE WILLIAM R | Director | 10,000 | $13.43 | $134,300 | +6.3% | SEC |
| 2020-03-26 | Dillon Kenneth | CEO | 10,000 | $13.42 | $134,200 | +8.4% | SEC |
| 2020-03-16 | KLESSE WILLIAM R | Director | 20,000 | $11.81 | $236,200 | +15.5% | SEC |
| 2020-03-10 | Brown Oscar K | CEO | 5,000 | $27.44 | $137,200 | +3.4% | SEC |
| 2020-03-04 | Walter Elisse B. | Director | 3,758 | $33.21 | $124,803 | +17.8% | SEC |
| 2019-12-09 | MOORE JACK B | Director | 12,900 | $38.61 | $498,069 | +99.6% | SEC |
| 2019-12-09 | KLESSE WILLIAM R | Director | 10,000 | $38.82 | $388,200 | +8.4% | SEC |
| 2019-11-27 | Shearer Bob | Director | 5,000 | $38.96 | $194,800 | +26.0% | SEC |
Showing the latest 40 of 64 purchases.
Insider sales
| Filed | Insider | Role | Shares | Avg price | Value | Type | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-03 | Champion Christopher O | Officer | 111,594 | $70.44 | $7.9M | Sale | SEC |
| 2022-03-15 | POLADIAN AVEDICK BARUYR | Director | 20,000 | $57.23 | $1.1M | Sale | SEC |
| 2021-04-07 | ICAHN CARL C | 10% Owner | 7,000,000 | $25.65 | $179.6M | Sale | SEC |
| 2021-04-02 | ICAHN CARL C | 10% Owner | 8,000,000 | $27.15 | $217.2M | Sale | SEC |
| 2020-06-09 | Brown Oscar K | CEO | 63,905 | $20.26 | $1.3M | Sale | SEC |
| 2020-05-11 | Brown Oscar K | CEO | 30,000 | $14.85 | $445,500 | Sale | SEC |
| 2017-05-11 | CHAZEN STEPHEN I | Director | 4,000 | $60.53 | $242,120 | Sale | SEC |
| 2017-05-04 | CHAZEN STEPHEN I | Director | 4,000 | $59.47 | $237,860 | Sale | SEC |
| 2017-04-27 | CHAZEN STEPHEN I | Director | 4,000 | $61.77 | $247,060 | Sale | SEC |
| 2017-04-20 | CHAZEN STEPHEN I | Director | 4,000 | $62.88 | $251,520 | Sale | SEC |
| 2017-04-13 | CHAZEN STEPHEN I | Director | 4,000 | $64.39 | $257,580 | Sale | SEC |
| 2017-04-06 | CHAZEN STEPHEN I | Director | 4,000 | $63.52 | $254,060 | Sale | SEC |
| 2017-03-30 | CHAZEN STEPHEN I | Director | 4,000 | $63.63 | $254,520 | Sale | SEC |
| 2017-03-23 | CHAZEN STEPHEN I | Director | 4,000 | $63.55 | $254,200 | Sale | SEC |
| 2017-03-16 | CHAZEN STEPHEN I | Director | 4,000 | $63.27 | $253,080 | Sale | SEC |
Showing the latest 15 of 78 sales of $50,000+ since 2016.
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